Mark McGwire

To the Los Angeles Olympic organizing committee: Please do what the city of Boston did and terminate your bid to hold the 2024 Olympics in Los Angeles. The Olympics have become nothing more than a scam for the people who run the movement. It has nothing to do with the original premise, true amateurs competing on a level playing field. To have professional athletes compete in the Games is nothing more than the rich getting richer. Until new reforms are put in place, I will continue to boycott the Olympics and hope there are many more who will do the same. G.T. Oka Rosemead :: Here's hoping that Los Angeles makes a successful run at the 2024 Olympic Games. They'll need...

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